Reticulum The Net
A
small and very inconspicuous constellation introduced in the 1750s
by Lacaille to commemorate the instrument known as the reticle which
he used for measuring star positions on his surveys of the southern
skies. Its only notable feature is that it lies close to the Large
Magellanic Cloud.
Alpha
magnitude 3.3 its G8 giant star with a temperature 5,000’C and is
161 light years away.
Beta
magnitude 3.8 is a KO star with a temperature of 4,300’C and is 97
light years away.
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